Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1

From the unexpectedly graphic opening shot, director Sidney Lumet proves he hasn't lost any of his bite with age. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD is a riveting suspense thriller that retains the director's classic approach to storytelling while updating it at the same time. Working from an intense, expertly woven script by playwright-turned-screenwriter Kelly Masterson, Lumet establishes his tragic tone immediately. The story concerns a New York family with a roiling undercurrent of dysfunction. The eldest son, Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), is a frustrated, drug-abusing stockbroker who is unable to satisfy his gorgeous wife (Marisa Tomei). The youngest son, Hank (Ethan Hawke), is passive and struggles to make alimony payments. Their parents (Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris) live in Westchester and operate a small jewelry store. Their lives begin to unravel when Andy approaches Hank about pulling off a heist that will seemingly solve all of their monetary problems. Everything about this idea is risky, yet Andy convinces his timid younger brother that this is his only way out of his current situation. Naturally, their plan falls apart, resulting in a series of tragedies that they never could have predicted. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD belongs beside such Lumet classics as DOG DAY AFTERNOON, NETWORK, and SERPICO. The cinematography and editing and score are all excellent, but the performances are what launch the film into the stratosphere. Oscar-winner Hoffman (CAPOTE) and Finney have never been better, and the rest of the cast--Hawke, Tomei, Michael Shannon--rise to the occasion with unforgettable results.

3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Lumet fuses dark wit, suspense and tragedy into a time-shifting movie that vibrates with energy. All the actors are first-rate..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 11/01/2007

"Lumet energizes the material by continually shifting the audience's perspective on the characters....Hoffman gives a sharply etched performance." - Kevin, Courrier (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 11/01/2007

"[Lumet] works with vigor and cunning and wide-awake elegance of a virtuoso half his age....Lumet's talent is, in every sense, timeless." -- Grade: A - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 11/02/2007

"A tense anti-caper...that's part thriller and part Greek tragedy....In it, Lumet breaks down the moral cause-and-effect process..." - Carina, Chocano (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 11/02/2007

Ranked #8 in Rolling Stone's "10 Best Movies Of 2007" -- "Lumet takes a first-rate script by Kelly Masterson and keeps it popping." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/27/2007

4 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat is impressive is its youth, energy, and its willingness to play games with storytelling..." - Damon, Wise (Total Film Critic), Uncut, 02/01/2008

4 stars out of 5 -- "[Lumet is] doing some of his best work, as this bleak, almost Shakespearean tragedy conclusively proves." - Helen, O'Hara (Empire Critic), Empire, 02/01/2008

"Hoffman masterfully essays the elder brother's manipulative string-pulling..." - Samuel, Wigley (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 02/01/2008

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Product Title:	Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (DVD) (US Version) 賊兄弟連環劫 (DVD) (美國版) 贼兄弟连环劫 (DVD) (美国版) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (US Version) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Ben Affleck (Actor) | Albert Finney (Actor) | Philip Seymour Hoffman (Actor) | Seymour Cassel (Actor) | Christine Langan (Actor) | Hugh Whitemore (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo (Actor) | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi 賓艾佛力 (Actor) | 亞拔芬尼 (Actor) | 菲臘施摩荷夫曼 (Actor) | Seymour Cassel (Actor) | Christine Langan (Actor) | Hugh Whitemore (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo (Actor) | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi 宾艾佛力 (Actor) | 亚拔芬尼 (Actor) | 菲腊施摩荷夫曼 (Actor) | Seymour Cassel (Actor) | Christine Langan (Actor) | Hugh Whitemore (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo (Actor) | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi ベン・アフレック (Actor) | アルバート・フィニー (Actor) | Ｐｈｉｌｉｐ　Ｓｅｙｍｏｕｒ　Ｈｏｆｆｍａｎ (Actor) | Seymour Cassel (Actor) | Christine Langan (Actor) | Ｈｕｇｈ Ｗｈｉｔｅｍｏｒｅ (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo (Actor) | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi Ben Affleck (Actor) | Albert Finney (Actor) | Philip Seymour Hoffman (Actor) | Seymour Cassel (Actor) | Christine Langan (Actor) | Hugh Whitemore (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo (Actor) | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi
Director:	Sidney Lumet 薛尼盧密 薛尼卢密 Ｓｉｄｎｅｙ Ｌｕｍｅｔ Sidney Lumet
Producer:	Albert Finney | Hugh Whitemore | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi 亞拔芬尼 | Hugh Whitemore | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi 亚拔芬尼 | Hugh Whitemore | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi アルバート・フィニー | Ｈｕｇｈ Ｗｈｉｔｅｍｏｒｅ | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi Albert Finney | Hugh Whitemore | Harry Dean Stanton | Tony Lombardo | Carter Burwell | Louis Lombardi
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Release Date:	2008-04-15
UPC Code:	014381487527
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Image Entertainment, Inc.
Package Weight:	100 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1010670160

Director: Sidney Lumet

DVD Features:

Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: Making Of
Audio Commentary: Sidney Lumet - Director; Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke - Stars
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer